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A Design Patent protects the unique design of your product. If you have a Design Patent, you have the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing your design for a period of 14 years.
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What Can a Company Do with Patents?
What Can a Company Do with Patents? You assigned the Patent rights to your idea to an entity. What can…
Can I Talk about Things Not in My Patent?
I have a provisional patent filed, and I am speaking at a Conference about my invention. However, at the conference,…
When Are Provisional Patents Effective?
A USPTO provisional patent application simply secures your ‘spot in line’ or patent priority date to a later patent application filing. After you…
10 Ways to Disclose Your Idea without an NDA, if You Really Must
Should I disclose my idea without an non-disclosure agreement (NDA)? What if the third party is reluctant to sign an…
Should I Assign My Patent Rights to My Company?
Should I assign my patent rights to my company explores ownership choices and what to weigh before transferring your patent…
Automobile Patents Are Growing
Since 2010, the number of patents filed from the automobile industry has nearly doubled as car manufacturers look to make…
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